Jury Pool Profile
Burke County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Bowbells
- Judicial district
- North Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,132
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,156.
At a glance
Burke County is a 2,132-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,825; 22.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $68,795/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.99%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,156
- Median household income
- $91,591
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 2%.
Burke County has a population of 2,156, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.8%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,825; 22.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 29% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is at least 7.4% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.99%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Burke County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.5% in 2024, 86.1% in 2020, 85.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (74 individuals).